Farhiya Ali Haji

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. If you could allow me to mix Kiswahili and English, I would have tried. Unfortunately, I speak Swahili but technical terms are a bit of a challenge. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for today, let me speak English. Next time, I will try Kiswahili. There are weighty issues that H.E President Uhuru Kenyatta addressed that I want to emphasize using the language I understand better. I thank H.E the President for an excellent Address. I am glad he spoke about many ranging issues. I commend him for infrastructure. This country has grown by leaps in terms of infrastructure, which is also important for economic growth. I am also happy he spoke about Huduma Namba that is going to ensure Government services are accessed quicker than it normally would ... view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: I am happy he acknowledged that the pandemic ravaged everything including how we worship our Lord God. He has done a good job and reiterated in terms of the fight against COVID-19 to ensure that we have elaborate measures to fight it. He also acknowledged that Kenyans are getting fatigued with COVID-19 protocols and the fact that if we do so, the likelihood of perishing under it is very high. He cautioned us against that as well. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: Our President also commended us for the work we are doing as the two Houses. I am happy he acknowledged what we do. He also specifically congratulated the health workers who have gone beyond their normal duty to ensure people who have been affected by this pandemic have been served. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is also important to note that he also mentioned the economic growth of this country. A 5.4 per cent growth is not a small number given that we had a contested election the whole of 2017. The economy started recovering after the “Handshake” and people started working. Before that, there were a lot of chaos and we could not work well. I thank the two principals for the “Handshake” because it brought peace that enabled the economy to grow one-and-a-half years later to 5.4 percent. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for ... view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: It is well known in this country that every electioneering year, we also do not grow our economy because the focus is on elections. That was also very clearly canvassed in the Address. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: I am also happy that he was able to have his Government forgo some taxes so that Kenyans who are ravaged by the pandemic can make ends meet and also avoid the impact of inflation. Once there is inflation with the same salary, one cannot buy things. The tax measures were used to have extra disposable income that can make people continue buying so that the economic engine continues to grow. People who are net consumers also have less inflation so that prices are lower because of the tax cut. I commend him for also reducing VAT. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: I commend H.E for the reduction of Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Rate from 8.25 percent to 7.2 percent. That increases availability of credit and reduction of interest rates as well so that people have more access to credit. Despite the pandemic ravaging our economy, at least people are able to borrow and deal with their economic issues. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: The cash reserve ratio of the CBK has also been reduced from 5.25 percent to 4.25 percent. That means that the liquidity within the banks is higher by 1 percent. That amount can still be lend to more people because funds are available. People can continue doing their little businesses to bring economic growth. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: His administration is happy with Parliament for approving a further 8-point economic stimulus program that cost Kshs56.6 billion. view